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Super Bowl XLVIII (48) kicks off in three days, but New York City is already buzzing with Seattle Seahawks/Denver Broncos excitement. Super Bowl Boulevard has shut Broadway down, from 34th Street to 47th, and today, through February 1st, you can join in the Times Square festivities.

Walk Super Bowl Boulevard

Visit the Vince Lombardi Trophy

Create a video with Snickers

Bobsledding in Times Square

Let’s go Seahawks!

Over the course of the week, I’ve been finding cool ways to celebrate my former home team. For example, I bought cupcakes with little football rings on top.

When I got out of the train the other night, I took a long walk to get a great shot of The Empire State Building, lit up in Seattle Seahawks blue and green.

Lucky Duck attended the 12th Man event, hosted by Debbie Macomber and The Seattle Seahawks at South Kitsap High School.

Debbie Macomber is a New York Times best selling author who has more than 150 million copies of her books in print, and she is one of the most influential voices in fiction today. And in her spare time, Debbie is changing the world.

Debbie Macomber and the Seahawks inspire

If you live in Port Orchard, you’re definitely dialed in to the fact that Debbie Macomber cares very much about her community and is constantly giving back. It may have been 18 years ago, but I still remember the day when Debbie came in to my 9th grade English class at Cedar Heights Jr. High to inspire us kids and give us all autographed books.

Last night, I joined several hundred fans to watch Debbie Macomber and the Seattle Seahawks speak at South Kitsap High School.

It was such an inspiration and a lot of fun! As I walked in past the signage, I actually recognized my friend’s two cute kids and their grandma, who I hadn’t seen in YEARS. Theron was decked out in his new Seahawks jersey.

The message is spot on

Debbie’s keynote may have been one of the most interesting ones I’ve heard. She shared that she didn’t learn to read until she was 10 years old; however, her first best seller came about when she was in the 8th grade. Her brother and two of her cousins made copies of her diary and sold it to her class!

But the point is that Debbie was a treasure; she just needed someone to help her find the key to unlock it. And this is where the power of the 12th Man comes in. It’s where we all come in. We all need to be each other’s 12th Man and encourage one another to unlock our treasures.

If you couldn’t attend the event, here’s a video of Debbie’s keynote:

Joe Tafoya, Seahawk alum, speaks about his 12th man

Following Debbie’s keynote, we heard from Seahawk Alum Joe Tafoya, who played on the Seattle team that went to the Super Bowl back in 2005. He let me wear his Super Bowl ring and grab a quick photo with him before the event.

And afterwards, he had us in hysterics over his Superman socks with the cape flying off the back!

Joe shared an interesting statistic. .08% of high school athletes make it into the NFL. Ugh, not great odds… but he did it. If you think about it, someone has to be in that .08% – so why shouldn’t it be you? Joe’s inspiration to watch football clips, practice, work hard, and persevere came from his grandfather and dad. His grandfather and his dad are his 12th Man.

Here is a video of Joe’s fabulous words:

Kerry Carter, Seahawk alum, has a lot of great things to say

Kerry told us that he was born on the little island of Trinidad, and then moved out to Toronto, Canada as a teen. His little brother wanted to play football, and his mom made him take his brother to practice and play too! Kerry’s mom was a full time working single mom, and she is his 12th man.

Here’s a video of Kerry telling his story:

Autographs for everyone

I was particularly touched to see Joe, Kerry, Debbie, and her daughter Adele, who helped organize the event, stick around to meet everybody, take pictures, and sign autographs.

If you missed this one, don’t worry!

From what I understand, this program will extend into next school year and serve as an inspiring theme and message in 2013.

Lucky Duck hangs out at the game tonight with friends and watches the Seahawks win!

For the first time ever, my main image isn’t an image – it’s a video. This kid in front of me at the game cracked me up. You can see him starting to go bonkers in the beginning of the video, then there’s a short lull, followed by a full on “stand up and shake the sign as hard as I can!” God bless him. What a sweetheart.

The game was great! Just awesome. The Seahawks looked real good out there tonight, and the weather was perfect.

Plus, we were able to pick up some free stuff:

The defense scored a TD, so anyone with a ticket stub gets a free haircut at Great Clips.

Marshawn Lynch, “Beast Mode,” rushed for over 100 yards, so ticket holders get a free 12 oz. coffee from Top Pot Donuts.

Because the team scored 21 points, we get a free short stack of pancakes at IHOP.

Like this:

This season, I’m very lucky to have a 4 game pack for Club Level at CenturyLink Stadium. Lucky Duck and I get to see the Eagles, the Ravens, the Redskins, and we just went to the Seahawks vs. the Falcons this past Sunday. (Kind of funny that there are a ton of birds in that list!)

I love the NFL. LOVE it. I really get into my games and dress the part. To celebrate my 4 game pack up in Club, Mike bought me a Seahawks Fashion Jersey for my attendance this year. It has a blue tie in front, studs on the #12, and it’s lime green like Lucky Duck!